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I'm out of new things to watch and we might as well get some discussions going. All I have left is Naruto and Bleach, and while enjoyable at first both have fallen quite far from the quality they both started at.

Honey and Clover is sadly over, and the ending was very unexpected for me. Eureka Seven is another one I recently finish but I have mixed feelings about this one since I watched it over the span of a year rather than all at once.

And while I never finished it I remember enjoying Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Lot's of space battles and even more political intrigue.

Mmm. I'm not sure anyone has ever finished watching LoGH. But picking it up from the beginning and trying again is still fun.

I've watched it so many times that the narrator's final phrase from every episode ("銀河の歴史かまた１ページ", [em]ginga no rekishii ka mata ichi peeji[/em], ~ "another page of the history of the galaxy") is burned into my brain.

I tried the first couple of episodes of Kotoura-San on Crunchyroll last night. The first 10 minutes were a little tough to get through but it started to show some promise before the end of the episode, and the second episode delivered on it. The predominant lighthearted comedy beats are well done, and when it comes time for a somber moment they really commit to it. The art style is a solid "eh" but doesn't seem to hold the show back at all.

Final verdict: Check it out! There are 8 episodes out so far, with new ones arriving on Thursdays.

For space battles I very highly recommend Starship Operators.
It's extremely hard to find, at least it is for me, I still haven't finished the whole series yet and its only 10 or 12 episodes.

The space battles play out like long range submarine battles; way out of visual range and left to the Sensor Team and Navigation to find the enemy and position the ship so that the Gunnery bridge can bring to bare the main cannon while managing the Point-Defence system to protect against enemy strikes. Cyber and Electronic warfare constantly takes place, Engineering has to keep everything running and finally it's up to the Command officers to discuss tactics and to give out the orders to the rest of the crew to see it through. And the series actually bothers to take the time to show all this synergy leading to a battle being won (or lost)

The rest of the series consist of one part political drama, with a Nation-in-Exile trying to find political allies in hopes of finding a safe haven and to get other nations to act against the one who invaded them. The other part is akin to a reality show onboard the ship, showing how the College age crew struggle with the situation they have found themselves in, interact with each other in close-quarters and all the drama and romance that comes with it. In fact, the reality show part is like a show within a show as the crew lets a camera crew onboard to film them and broadcast in return for resources to keep the ship running while also helping to raise awareness of the planetary invasion that got them into this situation in the first place.

Great series, loved it.

Chumpy_McChump wrote:

"When you can, you hit that like the fist of an angry god. It's not even for you anymore; you do it for us."

If you manage to find a complete collection of Starship Operators, please do let me know. Like I mentioned, I haven't finished the series and would much like to watch the last two episodes I'm missing.

Chumpy_McChump wrote:

"When you can, you hit that like the fist of an angry god. It's not even for you anymore; you do it for us."

Thanks guys, I've seen the majority of those! A couple I have not heard of so I'll check them out. (Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Starship Operators)

Speaking of Macross, at one point I had like 7 - 1/48 Macross figures. Had to sell them all off during my college years. Man that is some expensive collecting! :0

One thing I'm curious about is, are you particularly fond of anime with good space battles, or good anime that happens to feature space battles? You seem set, but it's bugging me (for reasons such as, while Voices of a Distant Star is one of my favourite things since ever, I wouldn't really rate the combat part much - as is the cast for almost anything when the ships/mecha is rendered with 3D software, tbh.)

Thanks guys, I've seen the majority of those! A couple I have not heard of so I'll check them out. (Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Starship Operators)

Speaking of Macross, at one point I had like 7 - 1/48 Macross figures. Had to sell them all off during my college years. Man that is some expensive collecting! :0

One thing I'm curious about is, are you particularly fond of anime with good space battles, or good anime that happens to feature space battles? You seem set, but it's bugging me (for reasons such as, while Voices of a Distant Star is one of my favourite things since ever, I wouldn't really rate the combat part much - as is the cast for almost anything when the ships/mecha is rendered with 3D software, tbh.)

I guess it depends on the story. I can watch both but my post came after roaming through Youtube watching space battles. Nothing like watching some of the great Babylon 5 and BSG space battle montages on Youtube to get your blood running!

I asked my wife the same thing last night. She replied with "stop being a moron and wash the damned dishes" -- Paleocon asking his wife about zombies

I just started watching Michiko and Hatchin. I believe it's the next project from the guys that made Cowboy Beebop and Samurai Champloo, both of which are two of my favorite shows of all time. I'm two episodes in, and so far it has the great writing/pacing, excellent animation, and awesome soundtrack that you'd expect from those guys. Funimation has all 22 eps streaming for members. I must admit, I'm pretty excited to see where it goes. It's really difficult not to get overly excited about it!

The new ending sequence to Ixion Saga DT has me busting up laughing .
Looks like Fairy Tail is trying to get an episode per [manga] chapter. I assume that they are trying to avoid catching up too rapidly, so far it is working, so that's good.

Looks like they've decided not to do more filler though.Fairy Tail anime ends on March 30th. I don't think that's even going to leave room to finish up the games, let alone the arc!

The new ending sequence to Ixion Saga DT has me busting up laughing .
Looks like Fairy Tail is trying to get an episode per [manga] chapter. I assume that they are trying to avoid catching up too rapidly, so far it is working, so that's good.

Looks like they've decided not to do more filler though.Fairy Tail anime ends on March 30th. I don't think that's even going to leave room to finish up the games, let alone the arc!

I just started watching Michiko and Hatchin. I believe it's the next project from the guys that made Cowboy Beebop and Samurai Champloo, both of which are two of my favorite shows of all time. I'm two episodes in, and so far it has the great writing/pacing, excellent animation, and awesome soundtrack that you'd expect from those guys. Funimation has all 22 eps streaming for members. I must admit, I'm pretty excited to see where it goes. It's really difficult not to get overly excited about it!

If you are not interested in the funimation membership, it also appears to be available on Hulu, although streaming it through other devices seems to be disabled.

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Eldon_of_Azure wrote:

The new ending sequence to Ixion Saga DT has me busting up laughing .
Looks like Fairy Tail is trying to get an episode per [manga] chapter. I assume that they are trying to avoid catching up too rapidly, so far it is working, so that's good.

Looks like they've decided not to do more filler though. Fairy Tail anime ends on March 30th. I don't think that's even going to leave room to finish up the games, let alone the arc!

That... makes me sad.

That is the most dismal news I've seen today :(. They, at least, had better get to the inevitable face off between Dragonslayers! At least the manga is still running strong (I think (I hope)).
I guess I still have a few shows to look forward to weekly...

Been watching a lot of Crunchyroll on the PS3. Just finished Another(really awesome horror story), and Occult Academy, and am working on Tsuritama (it's about fishing) and. Any suggestions for good horror anime?

Been watching a lot of Crunchyroll on the PS3. Just finished Another(really awesome horror story), and Occult Academy, and am working on Tsuritama (it's about fishing) and. Any suggestions for good horror anime?

I never got past the first couple episodes of Tsuritama. I liked the premise, though. I liked Another and Occult Academy. Just to make sure, you've watched Death Note, yes? It's not really horror, but Psycho Pass is pretty decent and is airing now. You have to watch it on Hulu or Funimation, though.

The only other ones I can think of at the moment are Corpse Princess and maybe the movie, Blood the Last Vampire. You've probably seen all of those, though.

Edit: What about Natsume Yujin-cho? In my opinion, it's better than anything mentioned above except for Death Note. It's oh so relaxing. It's definitely not horror, but it's got the spirit thing going for it.

Been watching a lot of Crunchyroll on the PS3. Just finished Another(really awesome horror story), and Occult Academy, and am working on Tsuritama (it's about fishing) and. Any suggestions for good horror anime?

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is the only good horror anime that comes to mind and I really liked Another.